Touted as one of the most valuable Shelbys of all time this 1965 Shelby GT350R is one of only 36 ever produced. The GT350R was a track ready version that was a stripped down to reduce weight and improve its performance. The cars were void of things such as headliner, carpets, upholstery, rear seats, sound deadening and insulation.

This particular example, chassis number SFM5R106, recently went under the hammer at the RM auction in Monterey, CA and sold for a massive $990,000. Though the price did fit well between the estimated range of $900,000 – $1,300,000.

This car was originally owned by Richard Jordan and was raced in Midwestern SCCA national events until the early 1970s when the car was put into storage until 1986 when it was purchased and restored. The original Shelby American paperwork including invoices, titles, racing photos and more remains with the car.

We’d love to know who purchased this fine pony. Needless to say they would have a massive grin on their face right about now.

We like to keep things vintage around here at 67mustangblog. We’re not sure why? Maybe it’s just because we love the vintage Mustang so much. So when we post about a 1970 Boss it’s probably the last in years of Mustangs we will post about. But what a car to post about. The 1970 Boss 302. This car was apparently garaged by it’s original owner for 25 years and is now being offered by the new owner on eBay.

The new seller has replaced the carpet but claims the car is still quite original with 70,000 on the clock. The seller adds “I rebuilt the brakes (pads, new calipers and silicon fluid), added fresh oil, full tune, new gas tank/sender, installed new black carpet, found four decent Ford 15X7 magnums and installed good tires.”

It’s claimed she runs and drives well and all in all is in good shape for something that has been idle for 25 years. You can check out the full description here.

It must be the year of the barn find. They seem to be showing up everywhere. This example, from in Canton, Georgia, has been stored in a garage for many years though looks in quite good shape. The C-Code car comes with the original 289 with Holley 4bbl, Automatic Transmission, Power Steering, Manual Drum Brakes (New Master Cylinder), Good Battery. The seller states the car “runs, drives and stops” which is great for a car that is 47 years old and has been parked for a great number of those.

The interior appears to be all original and also looks in great shape. There does appear to be minimal rust though overall the car looks quite solid. Though we imagine there would be a lot of work needed to be done on this one. Truth is we love a a good barn find and they don’t get much better than a Mustang Barn Find.

If you’re after a project car or just want to have a close look. Check it out here on eBay

700 hours. That’s how long it took one man to create this one-of-a-kind Eleanor Mustang hard top convertible and although it’s not something you would usually see on a modified vintage Mustang it is something that doesn’t look too bad. The car is an original 1968 with a 302 putting out roughly 330hp.

“This car will be the talk of every show you go to. I looked for months for the right convertible but everything I found was rusted out. What I ended up doing is converting a rust free coupe. The frame is beefed up with an inner and outer reinforcement kit and is solid.” Reads the ebay ad.

At one stage the auction was up to $35,000 but was swiftly taken down after the owner received an offer he couldn’t refuse outside of the auction. The unique thing about this modded Mustang is the choice the owner has to go with the hard top or the soft top. Perfect all year round! We’ll take two!

So you’ve most probably noticed we’ve launched our new website. We really hope you like it but that’s not all we’ve been busy doing. We’ve also tried to make everything more accessible. Because we all know there is nothing better than having Mustangs news and pictures on your Facebook as well. As a result we’ve now launched our very own Facebook page. Check it out and hit the ‘Like’ button. We’ll be posting and sharing lots of great Mustang and Eleanor related information.

We’ve also been on twitter for quite some time now. So if you fancy following us you can check us out here.

We’re really excited about the new look. We hope you are too. Thanks for visiting and sharing the dream with us.

You may have noticed we’ve been kind of light on the posts lately. Firstly apologies about that but there is a good reason. We’ve been working very hard on our new website. Hopefully you are as happy as we are with it. So take some time to look around and check out those posts from years gone by that may have been buried in our old site.

We’ll be continuing to improve it over the coming weeks and months, though we hope you enjoy it.

Don’t we all wish we could come across something as cool as this? Open up one of our relative’s long forgotten holiday home barns and find a nice 1968 Ford Mustang GT500? We can all dream. Though for some lucky people these kinds of stories are realities. This Acapulco Blue 1968 Shelby GT500 looks to be in great shape after sitting untouched for 30 years.

In 2007 Academy Award-winners Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman starred in the feel-good movie The Bucket-List which followed two terminally ill men on their around the world trip trying to complete their wish list before they passed away. For one scene the two stars got behind the wheels of some serious American muscle, a 1965 Shelby GT350 and a 1970 Dodge Challenger to be exact.

Earlier in the year we brought you the amazing retromod Mustang Microsoft had commissioned by West Coast customs in order to showcase some of their consumer products including Windows Phone controls, Xbox 360 consoles, tablets, Kinect sensors and even a back window that can be used as a gaming screen. Now we’ve come across this great run through from the guys over at G4TV that gives you a better look inside this amazing project.

There’s been an unfortunate and sad turn of events surrounding the death of Carroll Shelby. TMZ is reporting that Carroll’s estranged wife Cleo is in a bitter dispute with Shelby’s children over who controls the body.